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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979 12-13 High city costs kill Maplewood storm sewer THE DISPATCH By BETSY BECKER ed another$98,000 assessment the city's share was so high be- StMff Writer on properties for new concrete cause of"tremendous"costs of A $292,000 storm sewerCr, curbs and gutters. restoring streets if the sewer project to alleviate flooding t\ Council members said the city were installed. problems for four Maplewood 4\ could not bear the expense of Street restoration normally is property owners was killed last • bonding for the cost of the new not assessed. week because much of the cost " system. would be charged to the entire ,Iy, The assessment for a typical city. But they weren't the only ones kit for both storm sewers and KJ objecting to the project because curbs and gutters was estimated City Councilman Earl Nelsor G; of its cost. to be$1,690. said: The proposed improve- ment isn't objectionable. The MANY RESIDENTS who AN EXISTING storm sewer cost is." would have been assessed filled serves part of the area in the COUNCILMAN BURTON the council chambers. At least 15 proposed Duluth Street system. Murdock commented: "It's a hell objected to or questioned the Bittner said,however, the old of a load to put on the city." project because of what it was system is inadequate for present going to cost them. needs. The council voted unanimous- ly not to go ahead with the Du- Mayor John Greavu said the Gene Spiess, 1761 Duluth St., luth Street storm sewer project. city's share would have been five pleaded with the council: "Every The city's share for the storm times the normal storm sewer time we get a heavy rain,we get sewer would have been$245,000. cost. Normally storm sewer a lake in our backyard. I get wa- Residents in the area of the costs are split 50-50 between ter in my basement." proposed sewer would have general taxes and assessments Denny Gillen, 1780 Frank St., picked up the remainder of the on benefited properties. differed: "With$1,600 I could fix cost, $46,500. The project includ- City Engineer Bill Bittner said my backyard. I could fill it." % /2 '4\ • 000 yo \ »\y §« S/ E2 %\ 3cz — \ � «_?� 0),„74, Cc@ �\ c� m� 3 » � mqf o vs 'V ° ° ° - ?3 $3 ",$ cof� E; ; \�co / \ \� ; /¥& uA = � 1 \ /5 $.3n \/ M S.MQ » C' \ =f' . ° ®© ? ® 0M ƒ% .tt , u = § ^ ® �k� 2 �g= 0V=k� § ■flt 0-4 45 \ k � §2 k0� » a0 7/\/ 'Al . \ } \#/ % / \27 \ 2 . 2a2/ R2 tk/� & ® tom $ § /_ o »#q ® . 2k/ ®® \ k ® , �a «o 2 (f § ƒ ¢ƒ %— ui- W wt CZ 47 %/ 4) c am , » ®f &&� CA o